Evening star. [volume], June 19, 1932, Page 15, Image 81

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HIGH UGHTS OF HISTORY
The Story Of Columbus-Part n
By J. CARROLL MANSFIELD
Qeturning from his voyage to
Iceland in I4i7, Columbus went to
Portugal.While living in Lisbon he
MARRIED FELIBA MONIZ PE PfRESTRELLO,
WHOSE FATHER ,HOW DEAD HADBEEH ONE
OFTHE MOST DISTINGUISHED SEA CAPTAINS
intvc sermiceof Prince Henry of Portugal.
About this time Columbus DECIDED "K>
ciive up commerce and devote himself
TO THE EXPLORATION OF UNCHARTED SEAS.
The Question of finding a new water
Route to India andthe far East was
still uppermost in mens minds and
THIS ENTERPRISE BECAME THE GOAL.
OF HIS AMBITION.
1m Columbus time the great majority
OF PEOPLE CLUNG TO the ANCIENT
BELIEF THAT THE EARTH WAS FLAT AN>
THAT, IF YOU CAME TOO CLOSE To THE E£>GE.
YOU WOUL£> FALL OFF INTO SPACE — *
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Columbus, as well asthe most
LEARHE[> MEM OF HlS PAy, KMEW THAT
THE EARTH WAS A SPHERE, BUT THOUGHT
it much smaller Thau rrpeally is.
Vast areas of the worlP were then
unknown to Europeans. Wo Euro
pean EVEN t>REAMEt>OFTWE EXISTENCE
OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ! MOST
SAILORS OELlEVEp THE ATLANTIC WAS
INF ESTEP WITH TERRiRYING SEA MONSTERS
AnP FEAREP TD venture FAR from shore.
All the navigators SEEKING A HEW
SEA ROUTE to THE East WERE trying
TO SAIL IM THAT DIRECTION.COLUMBUS
hadan entirely Different IDEA,HG
BELIEVED THAT.IF THE EARTH WAS ROUND
And the Atlantic the same ocean
THAT WASHED THE 5HORE5 OF CHINA,
HE COULD REACH ASIA 8Y SAILING TO
TNE WEST/
HiS IDEAS WERE HAILED WITH
DERISION,BUT ME WAS CONVINCED
HE WAS RIGHT AMD WAS WILLIMG
TO RISK HIS LIFE TO PROVE IT
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Eager to secure every err of infor
mation that MIGHT PROVE HELPFUL.
Columbus is said to have corresponded
WITHTOSCAWELLI,THE FLORENTINE
ASTRONOMER .lOSC AMELU SENT COLUMBUS
AN " UP-TO-DATE" MAP AMD A LETTER
Supporting his views
TOSCANELLIS MAP - Mu^mSimPLiF/S?.
Toscanelli, like Columbus, under
estimate? the Size of the world.
On HIS MAP HE PLACE? JAPAN (CiPawGo)
imthe position of Mexico.The shade?
western hemisphere has been super
impose? OWToSCANELU'S MAP TO SHOW
THE TRUE WIDTH OF THE ATLANTIC.
The papers of the late Captain
PER.ESTRELUD.HlS WIFE'S FATHER,VlELPEb
Columbus information of a startling
NATURE.At ONE TIME PeRESTRELLO HAP
Been Governor of Porto santo, one '
OF the MADEIRA ISLANPS .
MMOtW THESE MAHERS WERE REPORTS
STATING THAT CURlOUSLYCARVED STICKS.
strange Plants and even bodies op
DROWNEDMEN.UNUKE any EUROPEANS,
HAD BEEN WASHED ASHORE AT PORTO
SANTO and other islands, AND MUST
HAVE FLOATED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC ,
FROM SOME UNKNOWN LAND IN THE WEST/
In l48o Columbus was joined at
Lisbon bv his elder brother Bar
Thoi.omew.The latter, a mapmakea
of Genoa, proved of great assist
ance to Christopher iki his
investigations. -
TURKS BARQIN4
mApe routes
TOTMEORteHT
Collim bus was Too poor to f it out A
Snip AMD FOR SEVERAL YEARS HlS
Discovery project made no headway,
meanwhile .Portuguese explorers were
CREEPING DOWN TWE AFRICAN COAST.
In 1484 Diego cam discovered twe
MOUTH OF THE CONGO. —
Many New Stamps
NE sentence in the tax bill passed to bring
'^/the national budget to a balance meant a
period of intense concentration of activities in
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
The sentence in question provided the in
crease in postal charges from 2 to 3 cents on
letters. Th? initial order from the Post Office
Department called for 4,000,000,000 -3-cent
stamps. One billion 1-cent stamps to be
used with the present 2-cent stamps were re
quired and several hundred million 1 and 3
cent postage due stamps were ordered.
Three hundred million 3-ccnt stamped en
velopes, enough to fill 100 freight cars, were
required.
It is estimated that the number of 3-cent
stamps in the initial order would stretch two
and a half times around the world.
Alaska Ready for Pioneers
THE pioneer still can find a land of promise
1 where he can find excellent farm land at
what seem to be ridiculously low prices In
Alaska!
The associating of Alaska with extremes of
cold weather is a popular fallacy, for along
the coastal belt the temperatures are mild
enough for many food crops. The Department
of Agriculture estimates that there are 65,000
square miles of land suitable for farming in
territory where the temperature ranges from
5 above zero in Winter to 85 to 90 degrees in
Summer.
This land now available can be obtained for
homesteading purposes at a cost of $125 per
acre. Developed farms on a quarter section
with some buildings can be obtained tor as
little as $1,000 to $2,000.
The general climate of the coastal area in
Alaska is about the equivalent of Norway,
Sweden, Finland and the upper third of Rus
sia. The warm currents of the waters from
Japan, conflict with the frigid waters of the
Arctic Ocean and give a variety to the weather
conditions.
Among the agricultural products which may
be successfully produced in Alaska are oatc,
wheat, barley, potatoes and various garden veg
etables. Dairy cows, hogs and chickens are
also raised profitably.
The cost of living in Alaska is relatively high,
but the prices paid for farm products are on a
level with the costs of living, so that the life
of the farmer is fairly attractive in this
section.
Machine Makes Change
Some busses recently put into operation, ran*
ning in and out of one of the Midwestern
cities, are equipped with a device which makes
change for any amount up to $1. In this way
the driver is relieved of the necessity of hail*
dling the money. All he has to do is to drive
the vehicle and see that the passengers pay
their fares. The device presents several slot*
for receiving the different coins, and the piece
to be changed is placed in the appropriate slot.
Then, upon touching a button, the coins ara
dropped into a convenient hopper. The paw
senger then deposits the necessary fare in an*
other slit. When it comes to making change
for a $1 bill, he hands the note to the driver
and that official causes $1 worth of change to
fall Into the hopper, but this operation has
charged up a dollar against the driver, "who
must account for the same when he makes
his report.
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